ADDINGTON MARKET Store lambs improve; calves easier

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34129, 15 April 1976, Page 17

ADDINGTON MARKET Store lambs improve; calves easier

Store lamb values ■ show a distinct lift at ’ the Addington Market j yesterday, in spite of a; slight easing in the export schedule earlier in the week. I This week’s store sheep yarding was small. Il numbered only 2505, and comprised 1500 wether lambs, 420 ewe lambs and 585 ewes. In the store calf section, large steer calves again drew the best inquiry, but medium calves and most heifer calves lost the small improvement shown at Tuesday’s sale. . Store lambs In spite of the easing in ex-1 port prices, the store wether lamb market was at all stages brisk The yarding consisted mainly of halfbreds and shorn Romneys, and although many of the woolly lambs were in hard condition/ they sold at rates about 40c better than last week Most of Hie entry ranged from 58.50 to $9.50. with the top price of the da? being $lO 60 for a pen of Drysdale-cross lambs, shorn early in the summer. Small lambs ranged from S 5 to. Ewe lambs also rose by 40c to 50c a head, although there was little premium over wether lamb rates. A small pen of Corriedales fetched the top price of $11.20. shorn Romneys sold to Sil. and the remainder at $B.BO to $9.50. Quality was fair average. Sales of store lambs incl uded: — Wethers: F. Lunn (Hanmer Springs!. 192 halfbreds at $7.25 to $10.20: W B. Clarkson (Kaikourai. 280 Drysdale-cross at $8 to $10.60; Glynn Wye Station • Lewis Pass*. 300 Corriedales at $7 50 to $9.90: T. P. Shand and

Son (Kaikouiai, 70 Romneys at $8.40; Estate E. VV. Pawsey /Hawarden!, 38 halfbreds at $5.20 to $9.10: H. VV. Williams <Westport, i, 220 shor n Romneys at $B.BO to 59.85: N. VV. Smith (Fernside), 130 Down-cross at $8.30 to $9.80; estate F. and J. Northcote <VVai|au), 160 halfbreds at $3.95 to $6. i Ewe lambs: N. G. Fagan I (Cheviot), 66 Corriedales at $10.80; P. J. and M. J. Binnie (C)ark- ! ville), 32 Corriedales at $11.20; F. Lunn (Hanmer Springs), 72 i halfbreds at $9.40. i Breeding ewes Breeding ewes met little interest. The yarding of fewer than 600 head was a miscellaneous 'collection of one-? ear ewes which sold mainly at $5.50 to $6.60. ! The best of two pens of twoI tooths sold to 59.80. They were halfbreds, with about six months I growth of wool, and mated to halfbred rams. Another pen of similar ewes fetched $8.90. The sole quotation of breeding ewes was:— I S.M.R. Eder (Rangiorai, 32 jCorriedales, mated, at $6.40. Store calves Store calves had a satisfactory sale for the season, although the market was not quite as strong as on Tuesday. Yesterday’s yarding, confined to districts south of the VVaipara , River, drew a yarding of 2465 head Most of them were drawn .'from the Okuku and Banks Peninsula districts. As at Tuesday’s sale, the yardling again included some good i lines of well-grown calves, but 'the medium section of the yarding was not quite as good as those offered the previous day. Generally, the large calves were ver? close to the levels of the previous day, but medium steer calves, and most heifer calves lost the improvement of $2 to S 3 shown on Tuesday. Buying inquiry came mainly | from* North Canterbury. A few jsales were made to Banks Peni insula. Mid-Canterbury and the {West Coast. One of the features of the ’market was the price of $99 paid

lor the top pen of SimmentalHereford cross steer calves from a Christchurch district vendor. As at recent markets, the Angus-cross calves commanded the best inquiry, and the tops of several draftings reached or were little short of $7O. Best Angus and Angus-cross steer calves sold at $6O to $6B. with several sales to $73; good average ranged from $54 to $5B. medium $44 to $5O. and small at $34 to $42. Best Angus and Hereford steer | calves sold to $6O, good average; $4B to $53, medium $37 to $45. | land small at $2B to $34. A consignment of Shnmental- : cross heifer calves sold at ss3:] otherwise best heifers sold at] $35 to $4O, medium $26 to $32. ’ and smaller at $l7 to $23. Sales of store calves included : St«ers: O. J. Osborne (Greenpark), 86 Simmentai-Hereford-Shorthorn cross at $64 to $99. averaging 566.2 U; N. H Finney and Company (Amberley), 24 Hereford and Angus-cross at $63 to $6B; Newton Brothers (Little River). 26 Hereford-Friesian cross at $4O to $43; E. J. Allen and Sons (Okuku), 51 Angus-cross at $65 to $73, 43 Angus at $53 to $63; Lands and Survey Department (Okuku Pass). 35 Anguscross at $5B to 569. 18 Angus at $54.50, 32 Herefords at $4O to $59; Okuku Farm Ltd (Okuku). 12 Angus-cross at $6l, 12 Angus at $54.50; A. C. and E. A. Maturin (Wainui). 14 Herefords at $36 Ito $4B; VV. F. Gerard CVVind- ’ whistle). 28 Angus-cross and Herefords at $32 to $36; T. VV.' Hutchinson (Wainui). 27 Anguscross at $5B to $7O. 19 Angus at $57 to $64.50; A. J. Duncan (ShefI field). 61 Angus at $44 to $5B: (Seaton Bros (Courtenay). II Angus at $62; Langminnan Holdings ] • Rakaia Gorge). 26 Angus-cross ;at $54 to $56. 63 Herefords at $35 to $55; E. B. and J. VV. Evans (Wainui), 24 Hereford and Angus- ' cross at $52 to $7l; L. A. Harmer !< Little River). 20 Hereford and Angus-cross at $36 to $5O; Glen Dhu Station (Lake Wanaka) 45 Hereford and Angus-cross at $35.50 to $41.50; estate S. Hail (Peraki). 75 Angus and Anguscross at $39 to $57. 29 Herefords at $37.50 to $44; W. D. Latham (Little River). 37 Shorthorn-cross at 537 to $46.50; 20 Angus-cross at $35.50. 54 Herefords at $36 to $5O; Chalk Hills (View Hill). 55 Angus-cross at $35.50 to $61.50, i 60 Charolais cross at $3O to $65.,

Heifer calves: E. J. Allen and Sons (Okuku). 53 Angus-cross at $31.50 to 538.50. 48 Angus at $2B to $4O: Lands and Survey Department iOkuku Pass). 35 Herefords at 522 to *29. 45 Angus-cross at $24.50 tn $35. 27 Angus at $25 to $35; Okuku Farm Ltd < Okuku i, 16 Angus-cross ar $27: estate S Hall (Peraki). 70 Angus and Angus-cross at $2l to $33.50; Glen Dhu Station iLake Wanaka). 65 Hereford and Angus-cross at $23.50 to $27; Chalk Hills (View Hill), 29 Angus at $3O. 33 Charolais-cross at $26 to $34; W. F. Gerard <Windwhistle). 11 Angus and Angus-cross at $26.50 to $29; T. W. Hutchinson (Wainvi), 31 Angus and Angus-cross at $34; A. J. Duncan (Sheffield). 37 Angus at $26 to $27.50; Langminnan Holdings (Raka’» Gorge). 41 Herefords at «°0 ot $23. 20 Angus-cross at $29: O. L Osborne 'Greenpark i. -16 Simmentalcross at $45 to $53: N. FT. Finney and Companv < Aniberlev). 25 * Angus-crr»«ss at $36; Newton Brothers rLitt’e Rivev’t 37 TTero'oj-d-Friesian cross at $3O to $33.50.